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Quality Progress, the flagship journal of ASQ, has been publishing the column “Statistics Roundtable” since 1999. With over 130 contributions from leading authors in applied statistics, the column has been highly successful and widely read. This book collects 90 of the most interesting and useful articles on some key topics. The editors have constructed this book to be a resource for statisticians and practitioners alike – with short, accessible, practical advice in important core areas of statistics from world-renowned experts. This book is intended to be an informative read, with bite-sized columns, as well as a starting point for deeper exploration of key statistical areas.
The book contains nine chapters with collections of articles on the following topics:
- Statistical engineering
- Data quality and measurement
- Data collection
- Key statistical tools
- Quality control
- Reliability
- Multiple response and meta-analysis
- Applications
- Communication and training
Chapter introductions provide a quick overview of the material contained in the columns of that chapter, as well as complementary articles for that topic that appear elsewhere in the book. Also included at the end of the each chapter introduction is a short list of key references that can provide additional details or examples for material in the topic area.
